Cerermony - The 48th César Awards ceremony : The winners are

By Mulder, Paris, Olympia Hall, 24 february 2023

The 48th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, took place on 24 February 2023 at the Olympia in Paris, to honour the best French films of 2022. Actor Tahar Rahim presided over the ceremony, which was hosted by actors Emmanuelle Devos, Léa Drucker, Eye Haïdara, Leïla Bekhti, Jérôme Commandeur, Ahmed Sylla, Jamel Debbouze, Alex Lutz and Raphaël Personnaz. American director David Fincher received the Honorary César.

The nominations were announced on 25 January 2023, with the drama film The Innocent leading with eleven nominations, followed by The Night of the 12th with ten and Pacifiction and Rise, both with nine. The Night of the 12th went on to win six awards, more than any other film in the ceremony, including Best Film. Marion Cotillard was featured in the official poster for the ceremony in a still from the 2021 film Annette. The Césars also released an animated poster with a scene of Cotillard singing in Annette.

Best Actress
Virginie Efira – Paris Memories as Mia

Best Actor
Benoît Magimel – Pacifiction as De Roller

Best Supporting Actress
Noémie Merlant – The Innocent as Clemence

Best Supporting Actor
Bouli Lanners – The Night of the 12th as Marceau

Most Promising Actress
Nadia Tereszkiewicz – Forever Young as Stella

Most Promising Actor
Bastien Bouillon – The Night of the 12th as Yohan Vivès

Best Original Screenplay
The Innocent – Louis Garrel, Tanguy Viel, Naïla Guiguet

Best Adaptation
The Night of the 12th – Gilles Marchand, Dominik Moll; based on the non-fiction book 18.3 – Une année à la PJ by Pauline Guéna

Best Original Music
Full Time – Irene Dresel

Best Sound
The Night of the 12th – François Maurel, Olivier Mortier, Luc Thomas

Best Cinematography
Pacifiction – Artur Tort

Best Editing
Full Time – Mathilde van de Moortel

Best Costume Design
Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century – Gigi Lepage

Best Production Design
Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century – Christian Marti

Best Visual Effects
Notre-Dame on Fire – Laurens Ehrmann

Best Director
Dominik Moll – The Night of the 12th

Best Animated Short Film
La Vie Sexuelle de Mamie – Olivier Catherin, Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago; Directed by Urška Djukić, Émilie Pigeard

Best Documentary Short Film
Maria Schneider, 1983 – Produced by Helen Olive, Martin Bertier; Directed by Elisabeth Subrin

Best Short Film
Partir un Jour – Produced by Bastien Daret, Arthur Goisset, Robin Robles; Directed by Amélie Bonnin

Best Animated Feature Film
My Sunny Maad – Produced by Ron Dyens; Directed by Michaela Pavlátová

Best Documentary Film
Retour à Reims (Fragments) – Produced by Marie-Ange Luciani; Directed by Jean-Gabriel Périot

Best First Feature Film :
Saint Omer – Produced by Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral; Directed by Alice Diop

Best Foreign Film :
The Beasts (Spain, France) – Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Best Film :
The Night of the 12th – Produced by Caroline Benjo, Barbara Letellier, Carole Scotta, Simon Arnal; Directed by Dominik Moll

Honorary César : David Fincher

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Wins - Films
The Night of the 12 (6), Full Time (2), The Innocent (2), Pacifiction (2), Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century (2)